Install Leopard

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Install Leopard

Are the commercially sold Leopard install disks specific for each mac line; early macbook core duo, later macbook core 2 duo, imacs?? Or will it install on any intel mac?

MacBook 2.0, iMac 17FP 1Ghz, iBook 500, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Oct 23, 2009 2:04 PM

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Niel

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Oct 23, 2009 2:05 PM in response to Ron R

Are the commercially sold Leopard install disks specific for each mac line; early macbook core duo, later macbook core 2 duo, imacs?

No.

will it install on any intel mac?

Yes, except for Mac models which are newer than the disk.

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Ron R Author

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Oct 23, 2009 2:07 PM in response to Niel

OK thanks. Do I need to start with 10.5 or will 10.5.6 work installing over 10.4.11?

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Niel

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Oct 23, 2009 2:08 PM in response to Ron R

will 10.5.6 work installing over 10.4.11?

If it's from a retail disk, yes.

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Oct 23, 2009 2:18 PM in response to Niel

One more question for Niel. Then can Snow Leopard 10.6 be installed on a macbook bypassing 10.5.x altogether.

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Niel

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Oct 23, 2009 2:21 PM in response to Ron R

Then can Snow Leopard 10.6 be installed on a macbook bypassing 10.5.x altogether.

Yes. Use the Mac Box Set to upgrade from 10.4.

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